''Cold Squad'' is a Canadian
police procedural
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television
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series that premiered on
CTV
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Television
* Connected TV, or Smart TV, a TV set with integrated internet
North America and South America
* CTV Television Network, a Canadian television network owned by Bell Media
** CTV 2, a secondary Canadian televisio ...
on January 23, 1998, at 10 p.m., and ran for seven seasons. Led by Sergeant Ali McCormick (
Julie Stewart), a team of homicide detectives from the
Vancouver Police Department
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) (french: Service de police de Vancouver) is the police force for the City of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several police departments within the Metro Vancouver Area and is the second ...
reopen long-unsolved, or "
cold" cases (the titular "Cold Squad"), using present-day
forensic technology and
psychological profiling
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...
to help crack them. ''Cold Squad'' premiered simultaneously in
French Canada
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on
Séries+ as ''Brigade spéciale''.
The series was created by Matt MacLeod,
Philip Keatley and Julia Keatley, and produced by Keatley MacLeod Productions and
Alliance Atlantis
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (commonly known as Alliance Atlantis and commonly shortened to simply Alliance or Atlantis and formerly traded as TSX:AAC) was a Canadian media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operato ...
in association with CTV Television Network, with the participation of the
Canadian Television Fund
The Canadian Television Fund (CTF, french: Fonds canadien de télévision - FCT) supported the production and broadcast of Canadian television programs. A non-profit corporation operating as a public-private partnership, the CTF was financed by c ...
(Canada Media Fund).
''Cold Squad'' is the first
prime time
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national series produced out of
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. ...
.
With seven seasons and 98 episodes it became the longest-running prime time drama series on Canadian television.
The cast of ''Cold Squad'' was diverse and changing. Except for Julie Stewart, almost the entire cast was replaced between the second and third seasons, and the series revamped. The revision was meant to attract a younger audience and more male viewers.
[ (Published originally in the '']Toronto Sun
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'' on May 26, 1999.) (
Michael Hogan, who played main character Det. Tony Logozzo in Seasons 1 and 2, appeared in the third season two-part opener episode "
Deadly Games" but thereafter was gone from the series).
Starting with the third season, the "Cold Squad" division was folded into a province-wide task force and its basement setting eliminated. Along with significant variations of the
title sequence
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(Seasons 1–2, 3–6, 7),
theme music
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(Seasons 1–2, 3–4, 5–6, 7), new
sets (Seasons 3–6, 7), and change in McCormick's hair colour from auburn to blonde along with her wardrobe (in particular her jacket), these differences contributed to a considerable reworking of the series. The only character to appear in all seven seasons was Sgt. Ali McCormick.
Cast and characters
Main cast
*
Julie Stewart as Sgt. Ali (Alison) McCormick
*
Michael Hogan as Det. Tony Logozzo (seasons 1–2 , Guest season 3)
*
Joy Tanner
Joy Tanner (born March 7, 1966) is an American-born Canadian actress, who is known for roles such as George Fayne in the 1995 ''Nancy Drew'' TV series, Jill Stone in ''Cold Squad'', and Nora McDonald Venturi in four seasons of the sitcom ''Life ...
as Jill Stone (seasons 1–2)
* Paul Boretski as Det. Nick Gallagher (season 1)
*
Jerry Wasserman as Insp. Vince Schneider (season 1)
*
Hiro Kanagawa
is a Japanese-Canadian actor and playwright based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has appeared in numerous high-profile films and television series shot in the Vancouver area, including ''Smallville'', ''Caprica'', ''Godzilla'', ''The Man in ...
as Det. James Kai (seasons 1–2)
*
Jay Brazeau as Sam Fisher (seasons 1–2, 4 , Recurring season 3)
* Paul Coeur as Sgt. Lloyd Mastrowski (seasons 1–2)
*
Eli Gabay
Eli Gabay (also credited as Eli Gabe born 1 June 1959) is a Canadian actor.
He is known for voicing Quetzal, the teacher at School in the Sky, as well as voicing Max and Emmy's father, in ''Dragon Tales'' and a gangster named Abrego in the ani ...
as Det. Larry Iredell (season 1)
* Linda Ko as Christine Liu (seasons 1–2)
*
Bob Frazer
Bob Frazer (born 1971) is a Canadian actor of stage and television.
Frazer was born in Ontario. He lives in British Columbia.
Career
Frazer has won multiple Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, including: "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in ...
as Det. Eddie Carson (season 2)
* Lori Triolo as Det. Jackie Cortez (season 2)
*
Peter Wingfield
Dr Peter Wingfield (born 5 September 1962) is a Welsh-born television actor, well known for his television roles as Dan Clifford in ''Holby City'', Dr. Robert Helm in ''Queen of Swords'' and Inspector Simon Ross in ''Cold Squad'' but he is int ...
as Insp. Simon Ross (season 2 , Guest season 3)
*
Garry Chalk as Insp. Andrew Pawlachuk (seasons 4–7 , Recurring season 3)
*
Tamara Craig Thomas as Det. Mickey Kollander (seasons 3–6)
* Gregory Calpakis as Det. Nicco Sevallis (seasons 3–6)
*
Stephen McHattie as Sgt. Frank Coscarella (seasons 3–4)
*
Joely Collins as Christine Wren (seasons 4–7)
*
Matthew Bennett
Matthew Ray Bennett (born April 9, 1968) is a Canadian actor, writer and director. He is best known for portraying Detective Len Harper on ''Cold Squad'' and his recurring roles as Aaron Doral cylon model number five in the reimagined ''Battles ...
as Det. Len Harper (seasons 5–7 , Recurring season 4)
*
Sonja Bennett as Det. Samantha Walters (season 7)
*
Tahmoh Penikett as Cst. Ray Chase (season 7)
Recurring cast
* Tasha Simms as Dep. Chief Malcolm (seasons 1, 2)
* Stacy Grant as Leanne Walker (seasons 1, 3, 6)
* Keith Martin Gordey as Judge Foster (seasons 2, 4)
*
Timothy Webber as Desmond Cage (seasons 2, 5)
*
Richard Ian Cox
Richard Ian Cox (born October 3, 1973) is a Welsh-born Canadian actor, comedian and online radio host. He is best known for his voice work for English language dubs of anime, mainly for ''Inuyasha''. Cox gained prominence for playing the ch ...
as Manny Needlebaum (season 3)
* Sharon Alexander as Bernice Boyle (season 3)
* Allan Lysell as Det. Bill Overmyer (season 3)
* Lisa Houle as Rachel Sherman (seasons 3, 4)
*
David Palffy as Bailey Gallanson (seasons 3, 4)
* Michael David Simms as Sgt. Casey (seasons 3, 4, 5)
*
Jill Teed as Laura (seasons 4, 5)
* Kate Logie as Vanessa (seasons 4, 5)
* Craig Warkentin as Vito (seasons 4, 5)
* Laurie Murdoch as Chief Perkins (seasons 4, 6)
* Lawrence Ricketts as Hank Johnson (seasons 4, 6)
* Crystal Bublé as Billie (seasons 5, 6)
* Bryan Genesse as Dan (seasons 5, 6)
* Brenda James as Sonia Parker (season 6)
*
Adrian Holmes
Adrian Holmes (born March 31, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his work on the Bravo television series '' 19-2'', for which he won a Canadian Screen Award in 2017. He is also known for playing the role of Uncle Phil in the ''Fresh Pr ...
as Dr. Ben Wilson (seasons 6, 7)
* Chilton Crane as Wanda Harper (seasons 6, 7)
* Michael Rogers as Chief Wilcox (seasons 6, 7)
*
JR Bourne
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as Paul Deeds (season 7)
Development and production
''Cold Squad'' was originally conceived in 1995 as a one-hour series for the
Lifetime channel in the United States.
Baton Broadcasting
Bell Media Inc. (French: ) is a Canadian company formed by the amalgamation of several companies.
Establishment (2011–13)
On December 9, 2011, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announced the sale of its majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports & ...
became involved in its development in November 1995. Lifetime, however, backed out in mid-1996 and in 1997 the producers partnered with
Alliance Atlantis
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (commonly known as Alliance Atlantis and commonly shortened to simply Alliance or Atlantis and formerly traded as TSX:AAC) was a Canadian media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operato ...
.
At the time ''Cold Squad'' was developed, the production of television series in Vancouver was heavily dominated by programs made for the United States. When ''Cold Squad'' was
greenlit it became the first one-hour, prime time dramatic series for Canadian television to be produced out of Vancouver.
After Baton committed to local production of the series, the producers reached an agreement with Canadian labor union ACFC West (Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople) to cut the cost of labor on 13 episodes by $225,000 (
CAD
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). With this concession, the overall budget to produce the first season became approximately $12.5 million (CAD).
An unexpected cash crunch by
Telefilm Canada
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's
Equity Investment Program affected the
corporation
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's funding for the series and the original order for 13 episodes was reduced to 11 episodes. Funding was adjusted and both Baton and Alliance Atlantis committed to an increased financial investment in the production of ''Cold Squad'', with the budget per episode at $900,000-plus (CAD). Baton thereafter reoriented its involvement to that of being the series' Canadian broadcaster only.
Keatley MacLeod Productions retained 75% copyright ownership and the rights to U.S. distribution, and Alliance Atlantis retained 25% ownership with distribution rights in other international territories.
(Baton Broadcasting, which had full control of the CTV network, was reorganized and renamed CTV Inc. in December 1998. In March 2000, CTV Inc. was acquired by
Bell Canada Enterprises.)
Originally scheduled to start on June 16, 1997,
filming on ''Cold Squad'' began on July 2, 1997,
and the new series' scheduled premiere was changed from September 1997 to January 1998.
''Cold Case'' intellectual property controversy
When U.S. television network
CBS announced the premiere of ''
Cold Case
A cold case is a crime, or a suspected crime, that has not yet been fully resolved and is not the subject of a current criminal investigation, but for which new information could emerge from new witness testimony, re-examined archives, new or r ...
'' for its 2003/2004 schedule,
John Doyle of ''
The Globe and Mail
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'' wrote: "''Cold Case''...is a new drama about a blond, female cop (played by
Kathryn Morris
Kathryn Morris is an American actress, best known for her lead role as Detective Lilly Rush in the CBS series ''Cold Case''.
Career
Morris's first role was a minor one in the 1991 tele-movie ''Long Road Home''. Several other small parts foll ...
) who tracks down old, cold cases and faces discrimination because she's a woman. It has no connection with ''Cold Squad'', a Canadian series about a blond, female cop who tracks down old, cold cases and faces discrimination because she's a woman." The likeness to ''Cold Squad'' was also noted by other Canadian television critics. Stephanie Earp of ''
TV Guide
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The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008.
Corporat ...
'' wrote: "Last fall, American viewers got excited about a new crime drama that revolves around a tough blond detective with an edgy haircut who solves cold cases. Of course, Canadian viewers got excited by that show back in '98, when it debuted under the name ''Cold Squad''."
The comparison between ''Cold Squad'' and ''Cold Case'' became compelling when it was revealed that
Meredith Stiehm
Meredith Stiehm (born 1968) is an American television producer and writer. She is the creator of the hit crime drama ''Cold Case'' and the FX thriller drama '' The Bridge''. She is President of the Writers Guild of America.
Early life and educ ...
, the creator of ''Cold Case'', had attended seminars on television writing in April 2002 at the
Canadian Film Centre
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and was informed about the concept of ''Cold Squad'' during one of the sessions.
The similarities led ''Cold Squad'' series creators Matt MacLeod and Julia Keatley to retain
intellectual property
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attorney
Carole Handler, of Los Angeles law firm O'Donnell & Schaeffer, to broker talks with ''Cold Case'' producer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1943) is an American film and television producer. He has been active in the genres of action, drama, fantasy, and science fiction.
His films include '' Flashdance'', ''Top Gun'', '' The Rock'', '' ...
and
Warner Bros. MacLeod declined to discuss details but said, "We are deeply concerned
bout the shows' similarities
Bout can mean:
People
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* Marcel Bout
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..We're taking the appropriate actions." Confirming that written correspondence was proceeding between the producers of the two shows, Handler stated, "We hope to work out the producers' concerns. This is a real issue. My clients are the creators of the original concept." Recourse in the matter included the option of doing nothing, a settlement involving royalties or a format payment, or a lawsuit.
CTV acquired the rights to broadcast ''Cold Case'' in Canada and added the series to its Fall 2003 schedule, at the same time postponing the last season of ''Cold Squad'' until Fall 2004.
The network took advantage of the resemblance between the two shows by scheduling both during the same
prime time
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day of the week, Sunday, publicizing the programming as a "crime theme night", with ''Cold Case'' airing at 8 p.m. and ''Cold Squad'' at 10 p.m.
During the
18th Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 18th Gemini Awards were held on October 20, 2003, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Seán Cullen, took place at the John Bassett Theatre and was broad ...
, awards host
Seán Cullen
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bluntly echoed a shared sentiment about CTV bumping ''Cold Squad'' off its fall programming in favor of the new American cop show: "Screw you ''Cold Case''. I love ''Cold Squad''."
When ''Cold Squad'' went into
syndication
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* Broadcast syndication, where individual stations buy programs outside the network system
* Print syndication, where individual newspapers or magazines license news articles, columns, or comic strips
* Web syndication, ...
in the United States the similitude between it and ''Cold Case'' raised eyebrows — until American viewers discovered that ''Cold Squad'' was the precedent series.
Episodes
Release
Broadcast
The premiere of the final season was delayed until Fall 2004
and its programming changed to 9 p.m. Saturday as part of CTV's
"crime time" block.
Due to the network's sporadic scheduling of the season, the last episodes of the series premiered in their French-
dubbed versions on Séries+ in 2004, long before the English-language versions of those episodes aired on CTV in the Spring of 2005.
In July 2000,
CanWest Global Communications obtained the international distribution rights for ''Cold Squad'' from
Endemol Entertainment Holding NV when it purchased the company's television library. Endemol had procured the rights from Alliance Atlantis.
Alliance Atlantis owned
Showcase and within Canada
rerun
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Variations
In the United Kingdom, the word ...
s of ''Cold Squad'' aired on the channel (Showcase was acquired by CanWest in 2007 after its purchase of Alliance Atlantis).
Syndication
In 2005,
Thunderbird Films acquired the
syndication
Syndication may refer to:
* Broadcast syndication, where individual stations buy programs outside the network system
* Print syndication, where individual newspapers or magazines license news articles, columns, or comic strips
* Web syndication, ...
rights to the series. In Europe,
Sony Pictures Television International secured the license to broadcast the program from
Fireworks International in October 2005. In the United States, Program Partners (PPI Releasing) acquired the syndication rights from Thunderbird in January 2006, and the series began airing in the U.S. in Fall 2006 as part of a "Crime Watch" block package. In June 2008, the syndication was renewed for an additional season to begin airing in the fall.
''Cold Squad'' was seen in
off-network syndication intermittently on cable
specialty channel
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Mystery TV
Crime & Investigation (stylized as Crime + Investigation, and formerly known as Mystery) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment.
It is a licensed version of A&E Networks' U.S. channel of the same name, and ...
, and also on
Bravo. The series aired on
digital cable
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channel
Sleuth
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*Detective
*Sleuth, collective noun for a group of bears
Computing
* The Sleuth Kit, a collection of forensic analysis software
*SLEUTH assembler language for the UNIVAC 1107
Entertainment and media
*Cloo
Cloo (stylized ...
in the U.S. in 2009. It was then broadcast on
digital television
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networks
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Science and technology
* Network theory, the study of graphs as a representation of relations between discrete objects
* Network science, an academic field that studies complex networks
Mathematics
...
, such as
Tuff TV. It began airing on
Retro TV
Retro TV (stylized as retrotv), formerly known as Retro Television Network, is an American broadcast television network owned by Get After It Media. The network mainly airs classic television sitcoms and drama series from the 1950s through ...
in 2011. Also in 2011,
My Family TV added ''Cold Squad'' to its roster of programs and continued to carry the series after
rebranding
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as
The Family Channel. In May 2019, the series began airing on the
El Rey Network.
Home media
Alliance Atlantis
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (commonly known as Alliance Atlantis and commonly shortened to simply Alliance or Atlantis and formerly traded as TSX:AAC) was a Canadian media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operato ...
released the
DVD of Season 1 for
Region 1 in Canada only, on September 2, 2003. It became available in the United States in 2009. The
Region 2 DVD of Season 1 was released in the Netherlands (English audio with Dutch subtitles) by Just Entertainment Bv on March 20, 2012. It became available in the United Kingdom as an import.
The Season 2 DVD (Region 2) was released in the Netherlands (English audio with Dutch subtitles) by Just Entertainment Bv on June 19, 2012. It was made available in the United Kingdom as an import.
Digital distribution
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of ''Cold Squad'' became available in the U.S. as instant
streaming
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on
Netflix
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in 2011. The complete series (98 episodes) was made available as
video on demand (VOD) on
Hulu
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in February 2013.
Amazon Video
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added Season 1 to its North American library in October 2015, Season 2 in September 2016, Season 3 in October 2016, and Season 4 in March 2017. In the United Kingdom,
Amazon Instant Video UK
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added Season 2 first to its library in September 2016, Seasons 1 and 3 in October 2016, and Season 4 in February 2017. The series became available on
Tubi
Tubi is an American over-the-top content platform and ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox Corporation. The service was launched on April 1, 2014, and is based in Los Angeles, California. In January 2021, Tubi reached 33 million monthly ...
in 2018.
Reception
In a final season interview with Julie Stewart, media and television columnist Bill Brioux wrote: "''Cold Squad'' has consistently been one of the top-rated Canadian-produced TV shows, despite being booted all over CTV's schedule."
[ (Published originally in the '']Toronto Sun
The ''Toronto Sun'' is an English-language tabloid newspaper published daily in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is one of several ''Sun'' tabloids published by Postmedia Network. The newspaper's offices is located at Postmedia Place in ...
'' on September 4, 2004.)
Awards and nominations
''Cold Squad'' was nominated for 38
Gemini Awards
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States ...
, 49
Leo Awards
The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry. Held each May or June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Leo Awards were founded by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British C ...
, one
Directors Guild of Canada
The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) is a Canadian labour union representing more than 5,500 professionals from 48 different occupations in the Canadian film and television industry. Founded in 1962, the DGC represents directors, editors, assist ...
award, and two
Writers Guild of Canada
The Writers Guild of Canada is an organization representing more than 2,500 professional writers working in film, television, radio, and digital media production in Canada. Members of the Guild write dramatic TV series, feature films, Movie ...
awards during its seven-season run. The series won seven Gemini Awards, including Julie Stewart for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role" (2002), Garry Chalk for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series" (2002 and 2001), and Tamara Craig Thomas for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series" (2001). It won four Leo Awards, including Julie Stewart for "Best Lead Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series" (2003).
Directors Guild of Canada
The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) is a Canadian labour union representing more than 5,500 professionals from 48 different occupations in the Canadian film and television industry. Founded in 1962, the DGC represents directors, editors, assist ...
Gemini Awards
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States ...
Leo Awards
The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry. Held each May or June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Leo Awards were founded by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British C ...
Writers Guild of Canada
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See also
*
List of female detective characters
This is a list of fictional female investigators from novels, short stories, radio, television, films and video games.
A
* Abigail Adams, future first lady, detects in 1770s Massachusetts in a series by Barbara Hambly (as Barbara Hamilton) ...
*
List of police television dramas
This is a list of police television programs. (CBDC noted, cancellations)
Dramas involving police procedural work, and private detectives, secret agents, and the justice system have been a mainstay of broadcast television since the early days of b ...
;Television series
Notes
References
Further reading
* (Published originally in the ''
Toronto Sun
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'' on September 25, 1998.)
*
*
;Books
* Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle F. (2007)
The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present Ballantine Books
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. 9th ed., pp 270–271, .
*
* Terrace, Vincent (2011
Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 McFarland & Company
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, 2d ed., p 199, .
External links
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